Why Early Access?

“Working Engine but only has populated 1/20th (16 islands were built in the first launch of early access). Get it before its final release version for reduced price. I give you a reduced price game that is planned to have further expansion built. I do not plan to have a micro-transactions, if you bought "Fari Stjornu" its yours and the patches and new content until the final version will be free of charge. I have already played all the games, they now bore me, and now my time is devoted into going to building this game. Planned expansions patches are written in the "How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?" for detailed goals. One Steam work employee told me to just point at the store description but another told me I have to tell what is in the goals for this game are in this tab, It was like the DMV, jokes aside. Goals include planning to populate the open world with a couple hundred islands in a humongous open world role playing game. The new islands will provide a more challenging and tougher enemies that require better gear but at the same time the new islands will have towns that have merchants for unlocking better gear. The game is not hard to produce but requires a lot of time and coming down into the computer terminal and write the mind dulling scripts(mind dulling like doing school work), it is not as easy as writing a book, it is like sewing things into the engine of the game with the scripts. Other lesser goals are planning to add more options for combat such as magic staff and shield and sword animations and weapon arch-types. Fishing and new ships built into this game are planned. I am planning to have an in-game house that you may unlock through becoming a hero of the realm. I have already played many other online role playing games for thousands of hours and and I have played video games over decades of years, I have played many arcade games like first-person-shooter and other Indie games but they were only short lived treats compared to massive multiplayer online role playing games. I played many Indie games and found them to be a treat aside from the bread and butter of what I was usually play. I now mainly work on this unity engine game until my mind succumbs to boredom after about 2 months of writing c+ code (boredom is a real thing and requires me to resharpen my mind by taking breaks). I now build onto this solid foundation of a game, my game testers said its the foundation. Well this was written in "How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?" but the Lords of Steam demand I clarify it in this tab. The progress is calculated to be slow as it is a 1 man team, but if nothing changes and I can make no promises but likely: "slow but surely" I am building this game "one foot in front of the other". I have a lot of time on my hands and plan to weave this game on the unity engine is what I'm going to do with my time while I collect disability checks from the United States government. I do not work and write video games after work, I can devote myself to making this game with all the free time I have.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“It is planning to be built over 3 years but it could be 4 years or 5 years. New major updates will be released and the final game is planned not to cause a desync of the save file as new content/patches will add to the save file so the save file will be valid thru new updates. Build your character in early access version 1 and new patches will not break the save. Continue your character in patch version 2.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The final version is a humongous open world adventure with hundreds of islands. The final version is planed to have a few ships you can buy with in-game currency and a lot of generic sailing, sea farer mechanics and content. This list of planned items are in the following paragraph but no promises can be made that I may complete them. Big fishes to be caught by harpoon and fishing rod fishing. Ships are planned to carry grapple hooks and a container that stores loot that is found floating as lost cargo. Ship inventory barrels. New items that can be activated like a consumable but will not be consumed such as bandages that heals slightly over time but is not removed like potions or food. Ranged weapon items. New gear for your character and all the units in the game will wear. This game is going planed to use a matrix system map travel to fast travel to an "arch map" and each "arch map" will host different islands where you will use your boat within the "arch map" to discover treasures and fight new enemies and do all the things and activities that the "arch map" provides. The game is planned to have 16-20 arch maps that host sub maps (islands). The game doesn't just use ships and islands for exploration, it has sea legs and get on and off boats. New weapon arch types(the magic staff, and shields fighting style) and weapon models, equip able gear models to come for the sea legs part of the game.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Barebones of the game have been built. You can read the description in the store page for more info of its current state.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“Yes. The early access of the game only cost 1/7th of the final version and the final release is to cost 7x the price of the early access version.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“I will listen to any advice that is not cringe and can build islands at request. I am only 1 man that works on this project as a hobby but time is not a problem. This game is most likely to take up my time for the next couple of years and I am free to work on this game since I collect disability. I grown bored of playing other games as I have played all of them for many years and now devote myself to making this game as my next challenge to take up my time. This game is only built by 1 man but other games have been made by 1 man and been successful and enjoyed. As I do not employ a secretary to filter my emails, I don't want my mailbox to be full of spam but you can email me at dethhoarder@gmail.com.”